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Abstract. Genetic recombination refers to the exchange of DNA segments between chromosomes or other DNA molecules. In meiosis, genetic recombination ensures proper chromosome segregation and also reassorts DNA sequences on homologous chromosomes.efinitions. Genetic recombination refers to the rearrangement of DNA sequences by the breakage and rejoining of chromosomes or chromosome segments. It also describes the consequences of such rearrangements, that is, the inheritance of novel combinations of alleles in the offspring that carry recombinant chromosomes.
Genetic recombination is one of several mechanisms leading to the variation observed in the genetic inheritance passed down the generations by sexual reproduction.his definition is commonly used in classical transmission genetics, evolutionary biology, and population genetics. Such shuffling can be the result of recombination via intra-chromososomal recombination or âcrossing over,â and via inter-chromososomal recombination also called independent assortment.